Corporate Law Salary – US$215,000 starting salary for top American law firms, many if not all of which, hire Canadian graduates. This means an international student can pay off tuition cost with first year salary alone. Top Canadian law firms start first year associates at approx. US$100,000 a year.

Canadian law degrees offer much higher value than American law degrees based on the cost and quality of education, and the resulting job and immigration opportunities.

Cost – Canadian law degrees start as low as US$7,750 (Canadian Students) and US$23,000/year (International Students) -- Compared to US$60,000 annual tuition at a comparable US law school. 

Immigration – Canada offers the opportunity for near-automatic permanent residence for graduates of Canadian universities who continue to work in Canada, and an easy pathway to Canadian Citizenship after 4 years of continued residence after graduation.

Prestige – Canadian law schools also rank among the top in the world, with the University of Toronto ranked among the top 10 law schools in the world 

ROI for a US Masters, particularly those in quantitative social sciences, can be incredibly high. Take, for example, an MBA: Although the cost of an MBA program may be high, the median starting salary for MBA graduates from top 20 schools is roughly $150,00 USD. Additionally, signing bonuses are infamously large. 

Job security. Most masters/MBA programs serve as feeders to competitive Associate and Managerial positions on Wall Street, in government,  and the private sector.

Network of opportunities - A US/Canadian masters opens up the door to a pipeline of alumni who not only hire students, but offer job marker advice and career mentorship. 

Immigration - For students with an undergraduate degree from an international institution, a masters degree allows you to pivot by allowing you to qualify for the H-1B program after securing employment. 

Fully Funded - Doctoral programs, particularly in the quantitative social sciences, tend to be fully funded, offer tuition waivers and a living stipend so there is a net benefit to the student. 

Pathway to US citizenship: Doctoral programs can be a pathway to UC citizenship after securing a professorship in the US through the EB-1B program. 

• "Outstanding professors or researchers" (EB-1B) is an achievement-based opportunity for a green card.  This category is for professors and researchers who hold a tenure-track position and have at least 3 years of prior teaching or research experience (can include Ph.D. or postdoc research if that research has been recognized as "outstanding").